npm weekly #237: npm@6.14.2 is here, mocking APIs & more

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3 min readMar 5, 2020

npm@6.14.2 is here

In case you missed it, v6.14.1 was released last week, fixing a regression for certain git urls. We shipped a patch release (v6.14.2) earlier this week, landing a couple small docs and dependency updates.

Background notes:
v6.14.1 v6.14.2

You can update to the latest version of the CLI in the usual way:

$ npm install -g npm@latest

Mocking APIs for fun and profit

Did you miss Open Source Developer Ruy Adorno’s talk, “Mock API endpoints for fun and profit” at ConFoo last week? Don’t fear — we’ve got you! You can check out their slides here. Enjoy!

Project spotlight: test-npm-dependants

Check out test-npm-dependants by Julian Gruber, a node module/op that runs test suites of npm dependants to tell you about stability and breaking changes!

Here for example: Which modules need to be adapted to ExpressJS 5?

Access it via:

$ npm install -g test-npm-dependants

Snap the Gap

Snap the Gap, a program designed to increase attitudes and perceptions of STEM in 10–12 year olds, via free hands-on experiential learning, mentorship, and expanded learning opportunities. The program is actively recruiting mentors for their pilot program in California.

Learn more about the program here. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, you can sign up via their mentor application or email them for more information.

Bi-weekly deep dive

After getting some feedback in a recent Open RFC call, we’ve decided to schedule a bi-weekly “deep-dive” call that will take on one RFC, PR, issue or overall topic of discussion to allow for more in-depth conversations to happen.

The deep-dive topic will be chosen at the preceding Open RFC call for visibility (notably, the first call will be focused around “Workspaces”).

With that in mind, we’d like to poll the community to help choose the timing of this call. Let us know what works best for you!

Coming up…

NodeSchool Oakland: Pizza, JavaScript, and all-around good people. Saturday, March 14 from 1–5pm. Sign up as a learner or mentor here.
Open RFC meetings: Join us on Wednesday, March 18 at 11am PT/2pm ET. Add your topics to be considered for discussion (agenda and meeting details will be shared here soon). Miss this week’s Open RFC call? You can access the meeting notes here.
Oakland Full Stack Developer March Madness Meetup: Wednesday, March 18, 6–8pm at the Flight Deck. Get more details and RSVP here.
Join several of npm’s wombats at REFACTOR 2020: Serverless on May 22 in Toronto, featuring a mix of industry-experts sharing their experience and lessons in building serverless applications.
OpenJS World + OpenJS Foundation Collaborator Summit: June 23–24 in Austin. Learn more and register to attend!

Take your JavaScript to the next level

In need of private packages and collaboration solutions? Meet npm Pro and npm Teams! Both tools empower developers to utilize private packages and collaborate, either working with contributors on Open Source projects (Pro), or working as a team on mission-critical applications (Teams). Get started here.

Code & career

Our very own engineering manager, Amal Hussein, was interviewed on the Ladybug Podcast (an awesome tech podcast for developers, hosted by Emma Bostian, Ali Spittel and Kelly Vaughn) earlier this week. The group discussed Amal’s career path and their thoughts on engineering management. Give it a listen!